SPORT & NOTE
Rocky Gattellari

Male

(Rocco Gattellari)
Featherweight, Australia, Sydney, New South Wales
Born: 6 September 1941, Oppido Mamertina, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
Died: 23 June 2023, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height: 5ft 3in, mt 1,60

(brother of Lucky Gattellari)

Italian-Australian

Has become a member of the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1960
Roma, Italy, Olympic Games preliminaries, 51 kg
+ Aug. 27Abdelkader BelghitiRoma, Italy WPTS 4:0
- Aug. 31Gyula Torok (HUN)Roma, Italy LPTS 3:2

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1961
+ Sept. 18Freddy Ah SamSydney, Australia TKO 3
+ Nov. 6Brian EllisSydney, Australia KO 4
+ Dec. 11Alan GibbardsSydney, Australia TKO 5
1962
+ Jan. 22Jackie BruceSydney, Australia KO 6
+ Feb. 26Jackie BruceSydney, Australia TKO 6
Australian Flyweight Title
+ Nov. 26Sal AlgieriSydney, Australia KO 1
1963
+ Feb. 25Jackie TreschmanSydney, Australia TKO 7
Australian Flyweight Title
+ May 2Danny LeeSydney, Australia KO 5
+ Sept. 19Orizu ObilasoSydney, Australia W 12
+ Nov. 21Ray PerezSydney, Australia W 12
1964
+ Apr. 6Natalio JimenezSydney, Australia TKO 9
+ May 15Ray PerezMelbourne, Australia TKO 7
+ Oct. 26Noel KundeSydney, Australia TKO 3
Australian Flyweight Title
+ Nov. 23Leo ZuluetaSydney, Australia W 12
1965
+ July 23Eduardo MojicaMelbourne, Australia W 12
+ Sept. 10Ray PerezBrisbane, Australia W 12
- Dec. 2Salvatore BurruniSydney, Australia KO by 13
WBC Flyweight Title
1966
+ Aug. 15Ronnie DeCostSydney, Australia KO 10
+ Sept. 12Lachy LinaresSydney, Australia W 10
1967
+ May 1Romy GuelasSydney, Australia W 10
+ May 29Romy GuelasSydney, Australia W 10
+ Oct. 30Sulfredo BascoSydney, Australia W 10
- Dec. 11Lionel RoseSydney, Australia KO by 13
Australian Bantamweight Title
1968
= June 26Wellington VillelaNapoli, Italy Draw 8
1969-1978
Inactive
1979
- Feb. 18Paul FerreriSydney, Australia TKO by 3
Australian Featherweight Title

 

Summary

Total bouts: 25, Won: 21 (12 inside the limit), Lost: 3 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0